{"id":143282,"date":"2025-05-25T15:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/member-of-irish-rap-band-kneecap-charged-with-terror-offence-national\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:09:31","slug":"member-of-irish-rap-band-kneecap-charged-with-terror-offence-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/member-of-irish-rap-band-kneecap-charged-with-terror-offence-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with terror offence &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font measurement<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font measurement<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Irish-language rap band <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/kneecap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kneecap<\/a> mentioned on Thursday {that a} cost of a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorism<\/a> offence in opposition to considered one of its members for displaying a flag of banned militant group <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hezbollah<\/a> represented an try to prosecute artists who communicate out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s Metropolitan Police charged Liam O\u2019Hanna, 27, one of many three members of the Belfast-based band, on Wednesday, saying he displayed a flag \u201cin such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation,\u201d on this case recognized as Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KNEECAPCEOL\/status\/1925433725673755023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an announcement on X<\/a>, the band mentioned the cost represented \u201cpolitical policing\u201d and sought \u201cto prosecute artists who dare speak out.\u201d The trio mentioned O\u2019Hanna displayed a flag that had been thrown on stage. They didn&#8217;t point out Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yh0oteMTNN\">pic.twitter.com\/Yh0oteMTNN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNEECAPCEOL\/status\/1925433725673755023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Hanna, 27, is because of seem in court docket on June 18.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11194439\/briefing-minister-rcmp-jump-in-terrorism-charges\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Al-Sewaiee-Facebook.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"In briefing to minister, RCMP warns of 488% jump in terrorism charges\" data-title=\"\">In briefing to minister, RCMP warns of 488% soar in terrorism expenses<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11194570\/canada-2025-federal-election-recounts\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2b869dfed3466f3e86fcdee9a8de3398bf251e532f45a34ce1f085c417b806e0.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Conservatives secure 2 more seats after tight federal election recounts\" data-title=\"\">Conservatives safe 2 extra seats after tight federal election recounts<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National information<\/h2>\n<p>For information impacting Canada and all over the world, join breaking information alerts delivered on to you once they occur.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kneecap, who rap about Irish identification and help the republican reason behind uniting Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, with the Republic of Ireland, confronted backlash over pro-Palestinian messages projected throughout their set final month on the annual music pageant <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Coachella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coachella<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> or Hezbollah,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KNEECAPCEOL\/status\/1915807222723993796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they mentioned on X final month<\/a> about two teams banned in Britain. \u201cWe condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KNEECAPCEOL\/status\/1916982746708381731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apologized in April to the households<\/a> of two murdered British members of the parliament after footage emerged of them showing to say \u201ckill your local MP\u201d throughout a 2023 efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Kneecap is because of play on the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Glastonbury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glastonbury<\/a> Festival in England in June. 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